Originally Posted by
Alan Mendelson
I thought about this: it would not be allowed in Nevada and I don't think any state regulators would allow it. I don't think the "bar" would risk this type of promotion. I am more inclined to think they were just counterfeits UNLESS it specifically said that they were "advertisements" and "not valid" -- similar to what car dealers do when they send a reproduction of a $1,000 bill in the mail. But with the reproduction of the $1,000 bill there are other federal rules including it must be a different size than U. S. currency, and must have bold printing with a warning message that it is not valid currency.
The other possibility is that the true owner of the tickets was mugged in the bathroom, and the security guard went next door for a drink and cashed out the tickets and retired.